Francis Seymour HADEN
1818 - 1910
Whistler’s House, Old Chelsea,
1863
Original etching and drypoint engraving
175 × 334 mm, margins 279 × 440 mm
Fine impression on laid paper, of the third state (of 7), with much work including the addition of a star connected to the chimney of Whistler’s house and before other work including the shadows next to the group of people on the left, signed and dedicated to Monsieur Jacqmart, probably the engraver Jules Jacquemart, published in Etudes à l’eau-forte, small pinhole to the right of the mast in the distance, very slight dusting to the edges Stamp of H. H. Benedict on the reverse (Lugt 1298), signed and dedicated to Monsieur Jacqmart, probably the engraver Jules Jacquemart, published in Etudes à l’eau-forte, small pinhole to the right of the mast in the distance, very slight dusting to the edges.
H. Benedict’s stamp on verso (Lugt 1298)
Reference: Schneiderman 50 iii/vii